Sidebar 2: Associated Equipment
Analog sources: Thorens TD 124 turntable with Jelco TS 350 S 9" Tonearm and Ortofon SPU Classic moving coil cartridge; Kuzma Stabi R and 4Point tonearm with Luxman LMC-5 MC cartridge.
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC augmented with Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, streaming Roon/Tidal/Qobuz via Apple iPad Mini.
Preamplification: JE Sugden Masterclass LA-4, Shindo Allegro; Luxman EQ-500, Tavish Audio Design Adagio, Sutherland Little Loco phono preamplifiers.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA-25, Shindo Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity O/96.
Cables: Interconnect: Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Shindo (RCA). Speaker Analysis Plus Silver Apex.
Accessories: IsoTek V5 Aquarius and V5 Titan line conditioners (in for review), Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU and Audiodesksysteme Gläss Vinyl Cleaner Pro record cleaning machines, Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards; mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H with suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), and a wood-beam ceiling.—Ken Micallef
Digital sources: HoloAudio May DAC augmented with Sonore opticalRendu, Roon Nucleus+, Small Green Computer power supply, TRENDnet switch, streaming Roon/Tidal/Qobuz via Apple iPad Mini.
Preamplification: JE Sugden Masterclass LA-4, Shindo Allegro; Luxman EQ-500, Tavish Audio Design Adagio, Sutherland Little Loco phono preamplifiers.
Power amplifiers: Pass Labs XA-25, Shindo Haut-Brion.
Loudspeakers: DeVore Fidelity O/96.
Cables: Interconnect: Analysis Plus Silver Apex, Shindo (RCA). Speaker Analysis Plus Silver Apex.
Accessories: IsoTek V5 Aquarius and V5 Titan line conditioners (in for review), Pro-Ject VC-S2 ALU and Audiodesksysteme Gläss Vinyl Cleaner Pro record cleaning machines, Salamander five-tier rack (2); IKEA Aptitlig bamboo chopping boards; mahogany blocks (2" × 2" × 0.5") under boards.
Listening room: 12' L × 10' W × 12' H with suspended wood floor, 6"-thick walls (plaster over 2×4), and a wood-beam ceiling.—Ken Micallef
